The Start Menu

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The Windows 7 Start menu has is composed of three sections:

Section 1 -- on the left and it contains applications that are most frequently used or pinned up.
Section 2 -- contains links to your commonly accessed folders such as a personal folder, documents, pictures, music, computer (access disk drives, cameras, printers, scanners), control panel (customize the appearance and functionality of your computer), default programs (choose program you want Windows to use for particular activities), and Help and Support (browse and search Help topics).
Section 3 -- built-in search feature; search for files, programs.